big and irregular timber has no use
Talent is hard to use, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á ID à n á NY à ng, which means to describe the lack of talent. It comes from Shuyan story, flowers and trees.
The origin of Idioms
"Shuyan story · flowers and trees category": "talent does not meet, said talent is difficult to use."
Idiom usage
It refers to the lack of talent
big and irregular timber has no use
be of venerable age and have eminent virtue - nián gāo dé xūn
earthenware broken and ice melted - wǎ jiě bīng pàn